Dalai Lama Foundation Study Circle Montreal

In a world where everybody is out for himself, the winning strategy is to be forgiving. — Martin Nowak

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Tip of the Day:
Cooperation is interesting because it essentially means that you help someone else, someone who is a potential competitor. You reduce your own success in order to increase the success of somebody else. Why should you do that? Why should natural selection favour such behavior? To answer these questions, Martin Nowak highlights 5 types of humans cooperation via evolutionary dynamics and experimental tests of human behavior. His ultimate conclusion? The ability to cooperate is the secret of humanity’s success. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4544

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Be The Change:
Like working alone? Make an extra effort to collaborate with others or partner with a potential competitor toward a shared goal. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4544a

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Beauty is being in harmony with what you are. — Peter Nivio Zarlenga

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Inspiration of the Day:
He was a successful currency trader handling a $15 billion portfolio. But something wasn’t right. So Henry Quinson walked away from his comfortable life, gave his savings to charity, and joined a rural monastery in France. “I thought the spiritual part of my human life was more important than a career or making money,” he explains. For six years, Quinson spent his days in silence and prayer, following the 7th-century teachings of St. Benedict. Today, he lives in a humble inner-city neighborhood, teaching immigrant children, freelancing, and even serving as a monastic advisor for a recent film! His story echoes the beauty that transpires when we listen to that inner voice. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4525

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Be The Change:
Reflect on your values. Do they align with your actions?

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I’m a vegan — you’re not. But if your chicken’s burning, I’ll flip it on the grill. — Chris Bornstein

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Good News of the Day:
“I grew up in Lancaster, PA, joined the Navy and ended up on an aircraft carrier doing intelligence work in Japan, got married to my first wife in the Czech Republic, sold health club memberships (got to hang out with Magic Johnson almost everyday for a few months :)), started a screenplay competition, made a million in real estate and let it go in my second divorce, was a lifeguard in Australia at a waterpark in Ballarat, promoted nightclubs in LA and Miami and got to accept “Best Nightclub in the US” award for Spundae, was a chef at a Cuban/Hebrew catering, studied Kung Fu, Chinese medicine and perma-culture farming/landscaping in Hawaii for the last 4.5 years. In the 35 years of my life, I’ve done my very best to map out who I am by doing as many things as possible, but now I want to do my part to save humanity. I am currently riding my bicycle around the world to promote peace and environmental awareness. I’m doing my very best to be the change I wish to see in the world.” Such is how the journey of Chris Bornstein starts. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4554

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Be The Change:
Send a note of encouragement to Chris.
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Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. — Camille Pissarro

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Fact of the Day:
Good news begets better people. That’s the conclusion of researchers at the University of British Columbia. In four separate studies, results showed a direct link between a person’s exposure to media stories of extraordinary virtue and their yearning to change the world. “If more attention was devoted to recounting stories of uncommon acts of human virtue, the media could have a quantifiable positive effect on the moral behaviour of a significant group of people,” says lead author Karl Aquino, who studies forgiveness and moral behavior. The more positive and powerful stories we put into the world, the more good people we may start to see. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4551

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Be The Change:
Share an inspiring story with those around you.

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To have a great idea, have a lot of them. — Thomas Edison

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Good News of the Day:
The streetlights blink on. A warm glow wafts through the kitchen windows, infusing the friendly night air. It’s evening at the Prince of Wales Zoological Garden, the first solar-powered zoo in India. Inspired by the ‘sky’s the limit’ philosophy of Zoo Director Renu Singh, the entire zoo infrastructure–from electricity to water systems to even zoo vehicles and wheelchairs–is run completely on eco-friendly fuel. On top of providing a clean environment for visitors and animals, the initiative saves the zoo significantly on electricity costs and offers a supportive and healthy space for humans and animals. http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=4487

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Be The Change:
When stuck on a problem, imagine that anything is possible. It might just be.

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